As an indexer (probably an introvert), working from home, with only the cat to supervise my work, I have escaped the stress of employment. I don’t have to trek out daily regardless of the weather to deal with people who may be wishing that they were still at home. That does not mean that there […]
We’ve Got Rhythm!
Yes, we’ve all got rhythm—circadian rhythm. We usually don’t think much about it, we just go about our daily affairs. Sometimes we’re perky and other times we slog through the day, working when we’d rather be having a “duvet day.” But, work needs to be done. That rhythm that we have built in is a […]
Stretch!
We all know we are sedentary—we must think about the health issues involved in our work. If we are being health conscious we take breaks, and perhaps, even go out for a brief walk; however, to really address some of the issues of our sedentary life, we need to look at areas of our bodies […]
Computer Vision Syndrome
Computers and electronic devices have become part of our lives. It’s not only with “mouse elbow,” wrist pain, and muscle tension that we see signs of this. Optometrists and ophthalmologists are seeing a collection of symptoms that they call computer vision syndrome (CVS) or sometimes digital eye strain. This constellation of symptoms includes tired eyes, dry […]
Mouse Use, Egonomics of
Using the mouse more seems like an obvious answer you if are experiencing pain from keyboard use. While that can be helpful—simply substituting mouse use as much as possible has its own set of problems. By increasing mouse usage, we have opened another can of worms: in trying to avoid stress injury in one place we […]
Ergonomics of Keyboard Use
We don’t think about simple, everyday repetitive, small-amplitude, movements as producing strain. Many times, we don’t realize that seemingly disparate activities are using the same muscle groups and adding to the “strain.” Pain is the body’s way of telling us that tissue injury is occurring. Pay attention to that signal—even if it occurs only transiently. […]
